O2 extends 4G mobile coverage in rural communities including almost 400 tourist hotspots ahead of ‘staycation summer’ O2 says it has improved 4G coverage to 91,000 different areas across the UK The company says it has focused improving its coverage in rural communities They have also extended coverage to 400 tourist destinations as the country … Read more
YouTube is testing a new feature for users of its mobile app that lets them record short multi-segment videos lasting no longer than 15 seconds – just like TikTok. It is currently only an experiment and no date has been set for when the feature will be made available for users of the Google-owned video … Read more
Android’s upcoming version of Apple’s Air Drop feature may also roll out to PCs and Chromebooks A new build of the latest Chrome OS shows ‘Nearby Sharing’ in the settings The feature will be able to send files to another device in proximity It’s unclear when the feature will be released, however By James Pero … Read more
Brazil Central Bank suspends WhatsApp mobile payments for review less than two weeks after release Brazil has suspended WhatsApp’s mobile payment feature It will review if the feature meets the country’s regulatory standards The decision comes less than two weeks after the feature’s release WhatsApp has yet to expand mobile payments elsewhere By James Pero … Read more
MIT researchers say chip with thousands of artificial brain synapses that is smaller than a piece of confetti could bring supercomputing capabilities to mobile devices Researchers fit tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on one chip The confetti-sized chip may bring supercomputing to handheld devices It used ‘memory’ to reproduce images according to a … Read more
Handheld UV light devices that can kill Covid-19 may soon be as commonplace as mobile phones, researchers claim. For years experts have known UV rays can destroy genetic material inside viruses, hampering their ability to survive on surfaces. Scientists fighting to end the pandemic have yet to uncover any proof that UV light can kill … Read more
An app called Bits is aimed at those with a limited credit history and is designed to boost an Experian score through a monthly fee It is often considered something of a catch-22 that in order to make yourself eligible for credit you must first take out credit. There are often stories about ‘mortgage invisibles’, … Read more
Huawei equipment will stay inside part of Britain’s mobile phone network for up to SEVEN YEARS even if it is banned, experts say Industry insiders say it would take seven years to rip out Huawei kit from infrastructure if ordered to do so by the Government National Cyber Security Centre launched review into Huawei this … Read more
Billionaire boss of Le Monde newspaper, 52, admits he was a teenage spy who once hacked the mobile phone of President Mitterrand for his security service bosses Xavier Niel, 52, was caught hacking Canal Plus aged 17 after quitting education The Directorate for Territorial Surveillance hired him to harvest data on Renault He also hacked … Read more
Need more mobile data? Five of the best pay monthly SIM-only deals to take advantage of right now By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 15:57 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 16:01 BST, 18 May 2020 Need more mobile data but don’t want to upgrade your phone? With a SIM only plan, there are tons … Read more